2009 Outdoor Vegetable Gardens---Group Thread

[gatorman]

I was talking to a friend of mine that lives in Southwest Texas. I asked him about how he did anything with the deer thick as fleas out there. He said that for years he had a friend that had a cougar. He would get some cougar shit and put a little around his plants. He never had a problem with deer. I know everyone doesn't have access to a cougar before the jokers start. But a bob cat is another. Just a suggestion. Only tryin to help. Good Luck

[JUNGLEOFEDEN1]

wolf piss is buy far the best stuff i have used and it can be bought in stores

[claymoore]

there are a bunch of cougars nowadays,im sure there are a couple of cougars on Gardenscure.

aaaaaahh which cougars are you talking about now? j/k

[mc1969]

got a few sqaush and sugar snap peas

[swordfish]

The cougars around my parts wear strap on "cfm" pumps.
The veggies are starting to show up with the squash and beets almost ready to be taken. The spinach has been ongoing and has given up a good amount.

[mattdreads]

Originally Posted by ILLEGAL-SEED

my parents have a bucnh of tomatos and the other usual stuff. growing it old fashioned, in the ground in plain soil.

ive got 15 strawberries, most in some promix. also 2 different hot pepper plants. they are all about 5 inches tall right now. just finished planting them all last week.

too dark to take pics at the moment.

anybody know if you should clip those "flower" things off of strawberries. my grandma told me i should. dont know why.

no no, your grandma must be making a mean joke. the strawberries come out of the flowers. lol, funny grandma

I'm late this season, but will have a good sized garden. still haven't even planted one seed, but will post here when I get around to it.

cool thread.
-Matt

[ILLEGAL-SEED]

Originally Posted by mattdreads

no no, your grandma must be making a mean joke. the strawberries come out of the flowers. lol, funny grandma

I'm late this season, but will have a good sized garden. still haven't even planted one seed, but will post here when I get around to it.

cool thread.
-Matt

i dont know man. she said something about it growing more shoots or something. idk.

i know you shouldnt do it to a mature one, but these are a month old and thier first time in the ground, so i dont think they would prduce much anyway.

need to take some pics. keep forgeting to.

[mattdreads]

haha, ah ha, I get it.

there's probably something behind it then. myfirst thought was a prank playing grandma. I'll have to get a couple pictures of my strawberries, they're doing pretty good for being planted just this year.

[surfbum]

Originally Posted by ILLEGAL-SEED

i dont know man. she said something about it growing more shoots or something. idk.

dont quote me on it but i think what she means is the first few flowers that come out only have one lil flower on it, and the later ones once it starts fruiting good are multiple berries on one flower branch, if that makes sense...(it does in my head lol)

ive got a bunch of red and white alpine and the first few flowers they put out are just one single flower at the end of a stem...and after they get settled and start flowering they put out one lil branch with four or five berries on each...

but like i said dont quote me on it, i dont know if the larger berries fruit the same way as the alpines...im flying by the seat of my pants on this one...

[Plucky Purcell]

Some of my tomatoes are starting blossom and all of the pepper plants are beginning to blossom as well.




On top of that my melons are finally showing me something, even if it's just sprouts. I've got five sweet baby's and six Tiger Melons. I'm hoping I am successful with them this year.


And, I finally did the clean up I've been trying to find time for. Newspaper going down tomorrow because my back is killing me now.


Hopefully we'll get a good stretch of bright sunny days now because those veggies need to grow!